Brent Ryder

Brent Ryder (1968-) was the Mayor of Paleto Bay from 2010 to 2018, preceding James Lai.

Biography
Brent Ryder was born in Paleto Bay, Blaine County, California in 1968, and he worked in the restaurant industry before becoming President of the Alliance of Commercial Retailers and Entrepreneurial Startups (ACRES), a local business alliance. In 2010, Ryder, a Republican, won the mayoral election in Paleto Bay, supported by the police, business owners, the local AmmuNation gun store, and the local woodcutters. Ryder continued to protect gun rights, funded the police force, and opposed illegal immigration. However, his tenure in office saw a spike of crime in his town, and he lost re-election to Democrat James Lai in 2018 by a margin of 52%-48%.